Former Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.) has died following complications from recent heart surgery, according to media reports.
The 51-year old former lawmaker, who was defeated for reelection last November by Republican Jon Runyan, had emergency heart surgery last month after contracting staph bacterial endocarditis, according to Greenberg Traurig, the Garden State law firm he joined this year.
The 51-year old former lawmaker, who was defeated for reelection last November by Republican Jon Runyan, had emergency heart surgery last month after contracting staph bacterial endocarditis, according to Greenberg Traurig, the Garden State law firm he joined this year.
Adler also lost his father to heart disease when he was just in high school, He often spoke of how the Social Security benefits he and his mother received helped them stay afloat and allowed him to later attend Harvard University for both undergraduate and law school.
Adler is survived by his wife, Shelley, and four children.
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Adler is survived by his wife, Shelley, and four children.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2011/04/ex-rep-adler-dies-after-heart-surgery-04